Controlled Practice

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 552.

D. Future Plans

C. Current/Present Work

B. Future State

A. Present State

Presentation

The presenter t.alked about the information system from 4 points of view:

He used the Present Simple:

e.g. The clerk inserts the microfilm index.

He searches for the document.

He used will:

e.g. It'll consist of a terminal . . (Note contraction: will becomes 'll)

The image will be scanned.

He used the Present Continuous:

e.g. We're doing a trial.

He used going to, plan to, expect to

e.g. We're going to instal work stations.

We plan to instal it . .. .

We expect it to come on line ....

Complete these sentences. If necessary, listen again to the tape:

1. The operator__________down to the microfilm library.

2. He__________the microfilm index into the microfilm reader.

3. He__________the relevant microfilm.

4. He__________in the reader for the document.

5. If he__________, he can take a thermal copy of the document.

6. The operator_____________________up the index on his terminal.

7. The index_____________________on disc in a central computer.

8. The autoloader_____________________the right microfilm from the library.

9. The image_____________________electronically__________and then transmitted to

the terminal.

10. The operator_____________________the document on his terminal screen.

11. At the moment we_____________________a trial on the autoloader.

12. We_____________________on some new software.

13. We___________________________________________the work stations by the end of

the year.

14. We________________________________the autoloader at the beginning of next year.

15. We__________the whole system__________________________________________in

the spring next year.